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Restructuring and Layoffs at Ashford
The online university, seeking transition from for-profit to nonprofit, suffers enrollment losses resulting in layoffs of 300 there and at its parent company.
Opinion
The Sketchy Legal Ground for Online Revenue Sharing
The federal guidance that allows colleges to share tuition dollars with contractors that help them recruit students -- as long as they provide other services, too -- conflicts with the law and should be revoked, Robert Shireman argues.
Professors' Slow, Steady Acceptance of Online Learning: A Survey
“Embrace” is probably too strong. “Acquiescence” suggests too much passivity. Whatever word you choose, though, the data indicate that American...
IBM Looks Beyond the College Degree
The tech company is looking for different ways to fill “new-collar” jobs in its 360,000-employee workforce by adding digital badges and apprenticeships and deepening partnerships with community colleges.
Smart ALEKS
Arizona State has seen some early success implementing adaptive courseware in algebra classes.
Digital Learning in ‘Inside Higher Ed’ This Week
Among the topics: four personas of adult learners; prioritizing data privacy; open access at MIT.
Sticking With the Same LMS
Institutions aren’t switching learning management systems as often as they used to. What does that mean for companies looking to win new customers?
Opinion
The Evolution of a Scaled Degree Program
In the first of a three-part series, William Kuskin describes the changes required -- administratively as well as pedagogically -- as his university built an online degree from scratch to serve hundreds of students.